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Application of Act to steam vessels.
17 & 18 Vict. c. 104.
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13. Where any railway company own or work any steam vessel, the provisions contained in this Act with respect to the conveyance of parcels by railway shall, so far as they are applicable, extend to the conveyance of parcels by such steam vessels, and the expressions in this Act shall be construed accordingly; and expressions referring to railway stations shall refer to places where steam vessels depart, call, or arrive:
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Provided that where any such steam vessel carries on communication between a port in the United Kingdom and any place out of the United Kingdom, the remuneration for services rendered by such steam vessel in respect of the conveyance of parcels shall not be included in the railway remuneration, but shall be such as may be determined by agreement between the Postmaster-General and the company owning or working the steam vessel, or in case of difference be determined by arbitration, and the amount so determined shall be paid direct to the company, and the parcels conveyed by such steam vessel shall not, in respect of that conveyance, be deemed to be parcels conveyed by railway.
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Where any steam vessel carries on regular communication between a port in the United Kingdom and any other port or place within the United Kingdom, or is a home-trade ship as defined by the[1]
Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, and such steam vessel is neither owned nor worked by any railway company, the company or person or persons by whom such steam vessel is owned or worked shall, from and after the passing of this Act, be bound to convey parcels; and the remuneration due for the services rendered by such steam vessel, in respect of the conveyance of parcels, shall be determined by agreement between the Postmaster-General and the company or person or persons owning or working such steam vessel, or in case of difference such remuneration shall be determined by arbitration, and the amount so determined shall be paid direct to such company or person or persons, and the parcels conveyed by such steam vessel shall not in respect of that conveyance be deemed to be parcels conveyed by railway.
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